POSTS & TUTORIALS
The CMSA Foundation is a charitable, non-profit organization that aims to be the leading philanthropic organization dedicated to enhancing the practice of case management. The Foundation works relentlessly to raise money to fund case management research, practice improvement and public policy advocacy efforts. But how does that help you? It is critically important to document […]
The CMSA Foundation: What’s In It For You? Read More »
Six runners are representing and raising money for the Adaptive Sports Foundation by participating in the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 5. We had a Q & A with one of our runners, Caroline Taber, that we would like to share with everyone! Please consider donating to Caroline’s fundraising page by
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BY JENNIFER CORREA-ELKINS, LCSW-C The COVID-19 pandemic required technological modernization that changed the direction of mental healthcare. In a whirlwind of fear of the unknown about the transmission of this illness, physical distancing measures were swiftly implemented in both inpatient and outpatient settings. There was an increase in isolation, grief, loss of lives, lack of
The Problematic Nature of Telehealth Treatment Read More »
BY CHRISTOPHER WELLINS, MD, MS, FACP, RENEE FAY-LEBLANC, MD, FACP, AND COURTNEY PLADSEN, DNP Maine Medical Center (MMC) is a 700-bed tertiary care facility located in Portland, Maine, and is the anchor hospital of the nine-hospital MaineHealth System. In 2012 we developed the Long Stay Intervention Workgroup (LSIW) as a way of getting all the right stakeholders together
A Community Partnership to Develop a Recuperative Care Facility Read More »
BY LAUREN O’CONNELL, LICSW, AND ROBERTA CAPP, MD, MHS Community health workers (CHWs) are non-clinical members of the community who usually share ethnicity, language and life experiences with the community members they serve (NIHLBI, 2023). Traditionally, CHWs are social and change agents; they reduce disparities and inequities by expanding knowledge and access to benefits and community services.
BY SUSANE HAO, RN, MSN, CLCP, AND THERESA HERNANDEZ, CCM Healthcare providers and case managers encounter patients who experience a combination of barriers related to social determinants of health (SDoH) that make it difficult for patients to manage their chronic medical conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive heart failure (CHF), diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, hypertension
CalAIM — A Lesson in Transition Read More »
